The Grown-Up Business Blog Helping Business Owners Solve Problems

A SWOT is a brilliant business tool when used at the right time.
This article explains what you need before you do the SWOT and the best time to do it!

As well as being productive successful business owners make sure they have plenty of thinking time. Here are my tips for super productive thinking time.

What is your cost reduction plan? This article explains why you need to have a plan and how to start putting one together.

If you are new to 90 day re-forecasts here is our tried and tested 90 day re-forecast checklist.

Do you plan your meetings or turn up and hope that they achieve something...?Wasted time always follows poor planning. My tips to help plan better meetings.

I’m sure you have sales specific KPI’s, but are you tracking the right metrics, so you focus on leading not following indicators, alongside past performance and future predictions?

Sales planning is a crucial skill to master. A sales funnel is not the same as a sales pipeline, so what is the difference?

Do you know the clients you don’t want in your business? You should. There are ‘time-robbers’ everywhere and at the top of the list are unsuitable clients and customers.

If you're always saying, struggling to make ends meet, delaying projects, frustrated that you can’t grab an opportunity, or not hiring resources because cash is tight then this is the guide for you.